Commentary en xaviermurphy@yahoo.com <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/index.shtml <span class="caption">© Copyright 1995 - 2008. All rights reserved. <a href="http://www.jamaicans.com/about/privacy.shtml"class="caption">Privacy Policy</a> & <a href="http://www.jamaicans.com/about/privacy.shtml" class="caption">Terms of use</a>.</span><br><a href="http://www.billygraham.org/believe/stepsToPeace.asp" target="_new"><img src="http://www.jamaicans.com/images/fish.gif" border="0"></a> Fri, 01 May 2008 03:54:00 GMT I believe that we need to do more to help curb violence in Jamaica. Let us start with the dancehall music. It is so easy to say how we want to reduce violence in our Island, but from the perspective of a native Jamaican, it is easy to preach, but difficult to practice. Fri, 01 May 2008 03:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/degeneratedancehallmusic.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/degeneratedancehallmusic.shtml This is a question that needs serious examination to uncover any existing factual basis for the "democrticpartization" of Jamaicans and to see if there is an explanation for our twisted method of making choices and seeking affiliations. Wed, 01 Apr 2008 04:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/democraticpartyjamaicans.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/democraticpartyjamaicans.shtml The cry of Africans imported to the Americas from as early as the fifteenth century was echoed in Marcus Garvey’s ‘back to Africa’ ideology. This longing for a return to the homeland continued through to the 19th century with the establishment of the American Colonization Society which founded the colony of Liberia for the resettlement of free blacks. The general interest in Africa persisted into the 20th century with the idea of uniting all Africa. Wed, 01 Apr 2008 04:54:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/garveyliberiaconnection.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/garveyliberiaconnection.shtml It's been almost 27 years since the death of Bob Marley, yet despite previous appeals by the Marley Family and a host of posthumous awards Jamaica still refuses to accord the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley national hero status, the country's highest honour. Even when Bob was a young musician from Trenchtown, his music wasn't recognized by his own people in Jamaica until his first album "Catch A Fire" became an international hit, thanks to Chris Blackwell, but also the fact that Rastafarians were regarded as outcasts, or "Black Heart" men in the 60s and 70s. Wed, 11 Mar 2008 13:48:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/BobMarleyJamaicaNationalHero.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/BobMarleyJamaicaNationalHero.shtml Three things that completely undermines the claim that man is causing the earth to warm up, needs brief mention. Firstly, it seems that other planets in our solar system are heating up. Sun, 01 Mar 2008 05:45:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/FabricationGlobalWarmingclaim.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/FabricationGlobalWarmingclaim.shtml Lewis Hamilton a man of predominantly African decent, race car drive extraordinaire and English born son of Caribbean immigrants was the subject of racist chanting in Spain recently. He was verbally abused by a partisan crowd who wore monkey-face mask and directed monkey chattering sounds towards him. Sun, 01 Mar 2008 05:45:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/whitesuperiorpropaganda.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/whitesuperiorpropaganda.shtml By not keeping our history alive, we in essence dishonours the virtues of our martyrs and our freedom fighters, and stifle the call for fairness and justice, while creating a wave of dormancy in what should have been a vibrant continued struggle. Conversely, by keeping our history alive, we no doubt will inspire others to assume the roles of our heroes and leaders and pay homage to them that made the ultimate sacrifice through defiance, bravado and courage. Sat, 01 Feb 2008 02:57:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/keeping-history-alive.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/keeping-history-alive.shtml The commercial evolution of sport and how it has managed to move from the kitchen-table model to the corporate-boardroom model has become quite a sophisticated industry from a financial viewpoint....Jamaica, a country with rich sport history, must ensure that there is an awareness programme for the continuity of the legacy that continues to grow. Wed, 01 Jan 2008 03:12:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/SportAndBudgeting.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/SportAndBudgeting.shtml A touchy debate reignited last week and is still ensuing ; a Home Economics text book in use at the secondary level is advancing the notion that same sex /homosexual/gay couples, that is, two men or two women living together can be considered a “family” who may even adopt children. Sun, 01 Dec 2007 18:42:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/Acceptancegrantdemand.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/Acceptancegrantdemand.shtml Jamaica has been having, in recent years an upsurge of investment clubs/schemes. Basically, these investment clubs offer high interest rates once you invest with them. These clubs have grown in popularity as they are the best alternative to saving in banks, and there interest rates are more than enticing. With interest rates starting at a minimum of 10% per month, no other transparent financial institution have been able to compete. Sun, 01 Dec 2007 18:47:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/investmentclubs.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/investmentclubs.shtml For the last couple of weeks I have been attending to some very important matters, which were placed on the backburner before and after Election 2007. Another reason for not putting pen to paper is quite frankly I have been turned-off by the intolerable level of dishonesty in media both print and electronic. There is hardly a journalist, commentator, contributor, columnist, talk show host, letter writer or caller that values TRUTH for truth’s sake. Sat, 02 Nov 2007 03:47:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/SacrificeAltar.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/SacrificeAltar.shtml There are many young people in our communities that have attained neither an education nor a skill. They are our fellow brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles , cousins etc. Yea! Our fellow man, flesh and blood. They are a part of our world, our lives and our being. They will not simple vanish in oblivion and of such we must find ways to help them to become productive, to become skilful and educated so that they can in turn help themselves and others alike. Sat, 02 Nov 2007 02:04:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/chancesare.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/chancesare.shtml It is a well known fact that the average citizen, in Jamaica , has very little confidence in the police. Let us stop “bury our head in the sand”. The rogues have given us good reason not to trust them. Our police force must be one of, if not the most corrupt in the world. Sat, 02 Nov 2007 03:28:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/RogueCopsjamaica.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/RogueCopsjamaica.shtml The “final” results of the election and the clearly defined mandate and direction of the electorate has in our view “thrown a wrench in the spokes of the wheels” of government. This is so because none of our previous fourteen (14) elections have resulted in such a narrow margin of victory both in terms of the seat count and the share of the popular vote. Tue, 01 Oct 2007 03:41:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/winnerstakeallvote.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/winnerstakeallvote.shtml Rather than depending on the laws of averages and the laws of nature to construct the ratio of males to females, China has tampered with its population mix by restricting family size and sex. This experiment now seems to be a colossal failure from one angle as China faces a current and future serious shortage of workers in certain age groups! Looking from another angle though, it may be viewed as a stunning success at slowing poverty growth and increasing GNP per capita. Jamaica should look and learn but should it copy the China population strategy? Tue, 01 Oct 2007 03:51:00 GMT http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/ChinaMiracleJamaicapop.shtml http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/ChinaMiracleJamaicapop.shtml